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Estimated employment10
Mean wage$17.85
Entry wage$15.49
10th percentile wage$14.12
50th percentile wage$17.84
90th percentile wage$22.41
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Manufacturing10100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Manufacturing10$17.84
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators/Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4191)
Set up, operate, or tend heating equipment, such as heat-treating furnaces, flame-hardening machines, induction machines, soaking pits, or vacuum equipment to temper, harden, anneal, or heat-treat metal or plastic objects.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$17.84 $20.50  -$2.66
2015$17.27+3.3%$19.85 +3.3%-$2.57
2014$16.88+2.3%$19.40 +2.3%-$2.51
2013$16.56+1.9%$19.03 +1.9%-$2.46
2012$16.29+1.7%$18.72 +1.7%-$2.42
2011$16.03+1.6%$18.42 +1.6%-$2.38
2010$15.85+1.1%$18.22 +1.1%-$2.36
2009$15.58+1.8%$17.90 +1.8%-$2.32
2008$15.17+2.7%$17.43 +2.7%-$2.26
2007$14.82+2.3%$17.03 +2.3%-$2.21
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$17.84 $20.53  -$2.69
2015$17.27+3.3%$19.96 +2.9%-$2.68
2014$16.88+2.3%$19.53 +2.2%-$2.64
2013$16.56+1.9%$19.14 +2.1%-$2.57
2012$16.29+1.7%$18.81 +1.7%-$2.51
2011$16.03+1.6%$18.51 +1.6%-$2.48
2010$15.85+1.1%$18.20 +1.7%-$2.34
2009$15.58+1.8%$17.95 +1.4%-$2.37
2008$15.17+2.7%$17.49 +2.6%-$2.32
2007$14.82+2.3%$16.94 +3.3%-$2.11
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Northwest $21.74 50
South Central $18.47 50
North Central $17.89 130
Eastern $17.84 10
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $17.89 130
Northwest $21.74 50
South Central $18.47 50
Eastern $17.84 10
Wages in other areas
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